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Baltimore County students may have to retake AP tests after College Board misplaces answer keys
NEWS > EDUCATION
Baltimore County students may have to retake AP tests after College Board misplaces answer keys
By LIA RUSSELL | lrussell@baltsun.com
UPDATED: July 28, 2024 at 8:37 a.m.
Students at a Baltimore County magnet school may have to retake Advanced Placement tests after the agency that oversees the college-level standardized tests lost the answer keys to six exams. ... Principal Jewell M. Ralph of the Western School of Technology and Environmental Science in Catonsville notified parents this week that the College Board, which administers and scores AP tests, “could not locate” answer sheets for six tests students undertook on May 23.
Initially, the Western School was notified July 19 that the College Board could not locate the answer sheets for the AP English Language and Composition test, Ralph said in a letter obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
The College Board later told Baltimore County Public Schools’ Division of Curriculum and Instruction last Monday that it could not find answer sheets for any of the May 23 Calculus A/B, Environmental Science, Physics 1, Psychology, or Computer Science Principles tests.
Ralph did not immediately answer an email asking how many students were impacted. The high school offers specialized programming like cosmetology, environmental technology, and sports science. ... In her letter, Ralph said the College Board would notify impacted students of their options, including when they could retake the tests. BCPS and the Western School administration “thoroughly” investigated its AP test submission protocols and procedures, and verified that that the College Board had received the tests it was supposed to score.
Baltimore County students may have to retake AP tests after College Board misplaces answer keys
By LIA RUSSELL | lrussell@baltsun.com
UPDATED: July 28, 2024 at 8:37 a.m.
Students at a Baltimore County magnet school may have to retake Advanced Placement tests after the agency that oversees the college-level standardized tests lost the answer keys to six exams. ... Principal Jewell M. Ralph of the Western School of Technology and Environmental Science in Catonsville notified parents this week that the College Board, which administers and scores AP tests, “could not locate” answer sheets for six tests students undertook on May 23.
Initially, the Western School was notified July 19 that the College Board could not locate the answer sheets for the AP English Language and Composition test, Ralph said in a letter obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
The College Board later told Baltimore County Public Schools’ Division of Curriculum and Instruction last Monday that it could not find answer sheets for any of the May 23 Calculus A/B, Environmental Science, Physics 1, Psychology, or Computer Science Principles tests.
Ralph did not immediately answer an email asking how many students were impacted. The high school offers specialized programming like cosmetology, environmental technology, and sports science. ... In her letter, Ralph said the College Board would notify impacted students of their options, including when they could retake the tests. BCPS and the Western School administration “thoroughly” investigated its AP test submission protocols and procedures, and verified that that the College Board had received the tests it was supposed to score.